"Well...I had to run, Shine was so excited!" Mel said, but it was with a smile. It had most definitely been worth it. "Shine said there's other ways to build up stamina!" she blurted out, then blushed and nibbled her bottom lip. "But I guess that's not what you meant..."
She tried to brush over that Freudian slip with quickly changing the subject. "Yes. She was so crushed on Memorial Day...I'm so glad she's happy again!"